The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-17
Brilliant and successful Receptions.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16.-The reception to
President and Mrs. Cleveland at the Academy
Of Music, tonight, one of the greatest social
witnessed in this city It seems
though every prominent man or woman here
had felt it incumbent upon him or her to do
honor to the head of the nation and his wife.
Long before 8 o'clock the street in front of the
Academy mass of carriages, and fully ten
thousand people found their way into the
building before the tired President had
grasped the hands of the last conner. Every
one was in evening dress, and the scene pre-
scented was one of unusual brillancy. The i'm
mense building most beautifully decorated
with flags, flowers, cut and growing plants, and
the galleries and boxes were festooned with rib
bons. Before the President and his party
reached the Academy every seat in the building
had an occupant and the guests of che evening
amused themselves, before undergoing the
ordeal of handshaking by viewing the immense
mass Of people from the box known as the Prince
OF Waless box just before o'clock the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied
by Justices Harlan and Miller, Secretaries
Bayard and Fairchild, Colonel Lamont express
ident Hayes, Mrs Lamont, Mrs. Cadwalader
Mrs. Franklin Dick, Mr. and Mrs Amos Il.
Little, Governor Bcgs, of Delaware; Hannibal
Hamlin and Mrs Hamn, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
J. Harrahan, and Mayor Filter took up their po-
si:on at the rear end of the stage, ready for the
reception. John A. Kasson, of Iowa. pras-
dent Of the centennial O. u mission, acted as
master Of ceremonies, and ush red in Cardinal
aipomates Then ''e officers of the army,
navy and militia, under the lead of
Lieutenant. general Sheridan, made their
bows and received a grasp of the hand from the
President and his wife. After the soldiers and
sailors had passed, the rest of the audience fol-
lowed and il was nearly II o'clock before the
handshaking was over and the worn out visitors
allowed to 70 TO their hotel. The President
wore dress suit, which became him a great
deal better than the frock coat OF the morning,
and Mrs. Cleveland was clad In a beautiful white
satin gown with ostrich trimmings In her hair
she wore several clusters of diamonds. The
crowd in the building something enormous,
but the police arrangements were perfect that
everything passed off without jar.
The Union League building tonight pre-
sented a scene the like of which is not remem-
bered by even the oldest member. Every of
ficer of the army. navy and militia in the city
had received a card for the reception and nearly
every man OF them availed himself of the OBJ
portunity. Uniforms Of all sorts and descrip-
tions. from the plain fatigue blouse of the Penn
sylvania militia to the gorgeous shak and gilt
tering dress coats of some of the visitors, were
TO be seen everywhere about the place At 9
o'clock the officers, under acknowledgement
Sheridan, left the League House and marched
TO the Academy of Music, where they paid
their respects to the presidential party. On
their return they presented to Generals
Sheridan and Schofield aud Admiral Luce after
which informal dinner served. There
were speeches made, and every body was pre-
scented TO every body else. 1t was long after
midnight befoge the soldiers and sailors found